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Bill Plaschke: Mirror, mirror on the wall, don't blame Walton for the fall

LOS ANGELES_When assessing blame for the wreckage that is the Lakers without LeBron James, management needs to look in one place. It's not Luke Walton, who is still evolving along with his impossibly mismatched team.

It's not Brandon Ingram or Lonzo Ball or Lance Stephenson or any of the other disappointing players who comprise that team.

It's the mirror.

When looking at the reason for this awful group that would be in the lottery without James, Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka need to look no further than themselves.

This is their creation. These are their guys. Some, they drafted high. Others, they have protected in

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